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Question 30[SET]
Its Cyberpunk, so life is cheap, but what's the carrot on the end of the stick that people strive for?
(Becoming wealthy, getting off planet, some amazing upgrade etc)
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Answer 30 [SET] - Memory Grafting
For many on 'the N', their dream is to get off.
More generally though, two important things are "to have a lifetime of good memories" and "to be remembered", though these both need some clarification.
People want to have a lifetime of good memories, but they don't have to be their own memories. With NeuroTech's
MyMemory product range, memory grafts allow customers to experience and recall fond, happy and exciting memories from other people's minds as though they were their own. (NeuroTech says that the reports of such side-effects as confusion, loss of identity, confusion of identity, loss of genuine memories or feelings of inadequacy are overblown and rarely occur under a clinically managed memory graft regime.)
And the flipside of this, "being remembered", now has a new meaning. Modern celebrities are those who can sell off the most interesting or exciting memories for the world to share. Wannabe celebrities and get-rich-quick entrepreneurs continually push the envelope for the riskiest, most exciting and most dangerous activities so they can rush off to their
MyMemory scout to sell off their experiences. (NeuroTech denies that uploading memories from dead subjects is possible and refutes any responsibility for an associated black market of "death moment" memories.)
Pop into your nearest licensed NeuroTech clinic to see what new memories await you!
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Question 42 [TECH]
42.1 What's the process for extracting and implanting memory grafts?
42.2 What are some societal implications of memory grafting?